Realtek HD Audio Driver missing on new PC

[Iggy Wolf]

After buying a new prebuilt from ABS, I installed Windows 10 that it came with. But audio for Speakers says "Realtek R Audio" instead of the usual Realtek High Definition Audio that usually comes with most mobos.

Is there a way for me to get Audio Manager back? Do I need to update Mobo drivers or installed separately Audio Manager from Realtek's site?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Nguyên văn bởi Jamebonds1:

Nguyên văn bởi Bad 💀 Motha:

Well yes, if you do not use RAID, no need to install anything for this.
If you do not use a Motherboard onboard provided Audio, LAN, WIFI, BT... you can and should disable it then in the BIOS, to avoid the OS even seeing it. For example if you have a dedicated Sound Card, disable the Motherboard Audio in the BIOS. This avoids the OS ever seeing it and thus having something else to install a driver for. If you were using onboard audio and then want to switch to a dedicated sound card, first uninstall everything to do with the onboard audio, then reboot, enter bios and disable onboard audio. Then once back inside your OS, install drivers + software for the PCI/PCIE/USB sound card.

I had too many driver for un-used controller on my old computer, it was unpleasant.

Controller? You mean like "game controllers" ?

Having drivers installed for things you no longer use can't hurt the system.

It only has an impact of any sort if that driver then has software or services that loads with OS STARTUP. Which again you can temp-disable that sort of stuff and then re-enable in the future if needed.

You act as though having something installed you do not use is "harmful" and this is where, as a PC Tech I have to speak out that you are simply wrong in that regard.

You must realize, your OS and everything that is installed; most of it you actually may never use. #Fact

Does this mean every user should go and disable all sorts of OS Services? Heck no. Especially if you don't actually know what their purpose is and what turning it off could mean.

[Jamebonds1]

Nguyên văn bởi Bad 💀 Motha:

Nguyên văn bởi Jamebonds1:

I had too many driver for un-used controller on my old computer, it was unpleasant.

Controller? You mean like "game controllers" ?

Having drivers installed for things you no longer use can't hurt the system.

It only has an impact of any sort if that driver then has software or services that loads with OS STARTUP. Which again you can temp-disable that sort of stuff and then re-enable in the future if needed.

You act as though having something installed you do not use is "harmful" and this is where, as a PC Tech I have to speak out that you are simply wrong in that regard.

You must realize, your OS and everything that is installed; most of it you actually may never use. #Fact

Does this mean every user should go and disable all sorts of OS Services? Heck no. Especially if you don't actually know what their purpose is and what turning it off could mean.

No, wireless PCIe card, wireless adapter on PC card to PCI, and more that many driver was leftover. That was on old computer from long ago.

And I'm not wrong about skipped driver for audio onboard if sound card is used.

[plat]

I don't want to "argue" or belabor a point here. I really don't think there's a "right" or "wrong" answer unless some hardware of yours starts crashing and dying.

If you have a fancy mouse with 6 profiles on it, then OK-fine, get the dedicated mouse driver. Whatever.

For example, I find the Razer Synapse to be bloatware but OK, it's full of convenient "features." I don't want them, So I block that sucker with wushowhide and use the MS keyboard driver, controlling the RGB with the in-built macros. My choice. Plenty of Synapse users out there, it's their choice.

I'm absolutely no fan of Microsoft (omG) but to say using any MS driver at any time is totally wrong is a mind-set I actually don't understand. Get the driver you need when you need it but one shouldn't make like it's against the law to use MS ones. At certain times, you may not have a choice. NVIDIA is no angel either, remember their Telemetry Container back in the day?

It's getting a little complicated and it really shouldn't be. It's not a calamity to use default MS drivers, even for specialized hardware. They're there to get you up and running. Times have definitely changed.

Think of it this way: hardware manuf. want like anything to have their customers make a seamless transition in Windows. They don't want any problems out of the box. EVER. So get specialized drivers if you need them. It's up to you.

My anecdote was more with trying to find the right Realtek drivers on the Realtek site. Gah!!

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Nguyên văn bởi Jamebonds1:

No, wireless PCIe card, wireless adapter on PC card to PCI, and more that many driver was leftover. That was on old computer from long ago.

And I'm not wrong about skipped driver for audio onboard if sound card is used.

Ok so you had a PCI wireless card, then switched to a PCIE wireless card?
The old PCI card that is now not plugged into your PC, that driver has zero impact on your system. It won't be running or be able to conflict with anything, period. You were just being paranoid is all. Now if that had some sort of dedicated OS Service or Startup App, sure go ahead and disable that. Very easy to do. If you feel the need you can uninstall any software associated with that now no longer used device, but it will not be a must to do this.

As for things like Audio, yes this in particular I would advise that if you do not use the Motherboard Audio, uninstall that driver + software, then reboot and enter the BIOS and from there turn that device off, save & exit the BIOS. Now the OS no longer sees that device.

[Jamebonds1]

Nguyên văn bởi Bad 💀 Motha:

Nguyên văn bởi Jamebonds1:

No, wireless PCIe card, wireless adapter on PC card to PCI, and more that many driver was leftover. That was on old computer from long ago.

And I'm not wrong about skipped driver for audio onboard if sound card is used.

Ok so you had a PCI wireless card, then switched to a PCIE wireless card?
The old PCI card that is now not plugged into your PC, that driver has zero impact on your system. It won't be running or be able to conflict with anything, period. You were just being paranoid is all. Now if that had some sort of dedicated OS Service or Startup App, sure go ahead and disable that. Very easy to do. If you feel the need you can uninstall any software associated with that now no longer used device, but it will not be a must to do this.

As for things like Audio, yes this in particular I would advise that if you do not use the Motherboard Audio, uninstall that driver + software, then reboot and enter the BIOS and from there turn that device off, save & exit the BIOS. Now the OS no longer sees that device.

I never said it would impacted on my newer PC.